Merce Cunningham Technique
Each day we will begin with a 90 minute Cunningham Technique class, focusing on the basic principles of the technique, including the back exercises and movement phrases. The second half of each class will delve into understanding and play with Chance Technique, Cunningham’s unique choreographic tool. Throughout the week, building on class material, we will create short experimental dance works which both embrace and challenge the perspective of Cunningham’s philosophical belief in independence of elements. We will also engage in critical dialogue about the ways we can understand and engage with this iconic technique as contemporary practitioners.
